YMCK performed at the Kennedy Center (really a huge honor!) and it seems they have a full stream of last year’s show online here.
Details:
YMCK is the 8bit pop unit formed by 3 persons. The most prominent feature of the band is the 8bit sound that reminds people old game consoles, which attracts the enthusiastic support from wide range of generations. The 1st album “Family music” released in 2004 made a big hit and made their popularity unassailable. Their unique style of live performances using 8bit pixel animation is also highly acclaimed. Their activities are not limited in Japan but also made successes in performing at international music festivals around the world: in Sweden, New York, Thailand and Taiwan, and CDs are released in United States, Thailand, and South Korea. Besides those things above, YMCK does a wide range of activities, such as remix works, video game sound tracks, DJ performances, development of 8bit sound plug-in software, etc. YMCK consists of Midori (vocal); Yokemura (music, lyrics, arrangement), and Nakamura (music video).
Oh man, it will be almost painful to watch this.
I took a 15 hour bus ride up to DC to see this (amongst other things in the area), but I missed my first bus and got to the Kennedy Center just as they were packing up.
Thanks for the heads up though!